Planetary hours
in Pavlodar.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:50
- 3♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:04
- 4☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:19
- 5♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:18
- 9☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:33
- 12♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pavlodar?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:20 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.